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An interview of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by Steve Kroft from CBS’s 60 Minutes news magazine aired last night. The interview and an extended “Overtime” are available at the link above. Assange discussed himself, how WikiLeaks was similar to a press operation, and the possibility that WikiLeaks has Bank of America data. MSNBC reports that…

WikiLeaks responds to Rep. Peter King’s request that WikiLeaks be placed on the Designated National and Blocked Persons List by the Treasury Department. If WikiLeaks were placed on the list it would it would be illegal for US companies to do business with WikiLeaks or Julian Assange. The Hill reports on the request by Rep….

The WSJ($) prints an oped by US Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins regarding how to prevent the next WikiLeaks type disclosure. NASDAQ reports that US Representative Peter King requesting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to prohibit people and companies within the U.S. from doing business with the Wikileaks website by placing it on the specially…